Việt Nam News

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)’s thorough and professional preparations for the 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA 41) left a good impression on and won the trust of international friends, said AIPA Secretary-General Nguyễn Tường Vân.

Việt Nam’s National Assembly (NA) has contributed actively and proactively to the development of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)  over the last 25 years.

Given the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, it was necessary for ASEAN to be firm while maintaining its commitment and solidarity in action, thus speeding up the building of the Community and successfully dealing with the pandemic and emerging challenges, said Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, deputy minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) had always been an effective forum for member parliaments and lawmakers in the region to openly and frankly discuss issues of regional concern.

Among them, 25 face the charge of murder while the four others are accused of resisting on-duty officers.

Leaders’ commitment and example-setting are critical factors that decide the success of anti-corruption efforts, a political scientist has said.

The tank team of the Việt Nam People’s Army triumphed at the final race of tank crews of the second division in the Tank Biathlon event of the ongoing 2020 International Army Games in the suburbs of Russia’s Moscow on September 4.

Việt Nam’s economy in August saw positive moves despite the tremendously negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s socio-economic development and people’s daily life, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said on Friday.

The 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA41) will be held as a teleconference for the first time between September 8 and 10 under the theme 'Parliamentary Diplomacy for a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN Community'.

The order was presented to the Azerbaijan Ambassador by Tô Anh Dũng, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, during a ceremony held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.

The situation in Afghanistan has continued to develop complicatedly despite the peace agreement reached by the US and the Taliban on February 29.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh affirmed that global and regional solidarity, cooperation and coordination are essential to help the world overcome the COVID-19 crisis while addressing the online G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Thursday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai exchanged views on cooperation between Việt Nam and Thailand during a virtual talk on Thursday.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has asked the Party Committee of HCM City to show stronger determination to build the city into a key regional economic and financial hub in draft documents of the city’s Party Congress.

Leaders of countries around the world have congratulated Việt Nam on the 75th anniversary of National Day (September 2, 1945-2020).

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the permanent Vietnamese mission to the UN, has called on relevant parties in Libya to soon resume peace negotiations.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng chaired a virtual special meeting of ASEAN senior officials on the bloc’s external relations on Tuesday.

As Viet Nam celebrates its Independence Day, leaders from around the world have sent messages of congratulations.